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Day 6 - The Mansion
Day 6 - The Mansion
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Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: The Hutchinson Mansion, Michigan City, Indiana
Date: Feb 6, 2008
Aperture: F 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/4
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: Feb 7, 2008

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 While dropping Taylor off at acting class I decided I wanted to take a picture of the mansion across the street. I have been eying it for a while as the tree in front gives it a spookiness about it. I tired to capture that here but it was raining so I didn't want to get out of the car with the camera. I didn't have a tripod with me so I rested the camera on the edge of the window. I think I will be going back to take more pictures on a non-rainy day.

About the only thing I like about this picture is the column on the right side of the driveway, it almost seems see through.

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 02/09/2008 01:26:54 PM
I like the processing you did on this, it does give a spooky feel to the mansion.
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 02/07/2008 11:27:33 PM
You did a good job making a non-creepy picture look creepy. And yes, that right column sure look strange.
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 02/07/2008 06:05:54 PM
I love the processing on this. It really adds to the spookiness of it!
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 02/07/2008 03:58:51 PM
oh yeah .. very scarey .. great shot .. love the tree sort'v superimposed over the mansion ..
i cant keep writing for fear that some creepy undead type might somehow leave this scene and coming thru my monitor at me .. !! :)
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 02/07/2008 02:20:31 PM
The soft focus on the house and the dark tree definitely give this house a kind of 'haunted' feel. Too bad there isn't someone's silhouette in one of the windows!
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 02/07/2008 01:47:39 PM
It does look spooky & gothic- good job PP-yes go back & do it on a nice day :)
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 02/07/2008 09:55:44 AM
Excellent, Amanda!! Love the processing - it is so fitting for this photo. You really gave it a spook-house look. The tree is awesome in front.
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 02/07/2008 08:42:48 AM
Yeh, it definetly is like the tree in poltergeist! And, why does the column look see through? That's so bizarre, almost spooky.... ;)
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 02/07/2008 12:38:04 AM
Yes! The archetypical scary mansion. Some overlays would work great on this.
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 02/07/2008 12:35:44 AM
good choice to convert to B&W, it definitely gives an eerie feeling to it. Like the blur too.
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 02/07/2008 12:19:43 AM
I think you've succeeded in your processing to enhance the eerie effect. The high contrast really makes that tree in the middle stand out. It reminds me of the tree in Poltergeist.
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